Expert Details
Information Technology, Cyber Security, and Corporate Leadership
ID: 739270
India
He has traveled across India, the United States, Europe, the UK, Australia, Canada and EMEA.
Expert possesses extensive domain exposure. Capacities and industries include manufacturing, aviation, power, renewables, healthcare, BFSI, telecommunications, retail, hospitality, and IT services.
Expert has managed complex businesses of large Fortune 100 multinational corporations. He has also built technical capabilities from ground zero at unicorn start-ups.
Expert has served as mentor to multiple startup founders and to executive and startup advisory boards alike.
His areas of expertise include IT and Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Applications, Mobile Apps, Next Generation technology, AgriTech, FMCG, Hospitality, CleanTech, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Venture Funding, Corporate Training, and Leadership Training.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2002 | Degree: B Tech | Subject: B Tech | Institution: Anna University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2022 to 2023 | Employer: OYO Group | Title: Global CISO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert led 8 major functions as a Group CISO. In this role, he was responsible for all countries encompassed. His work embedded best-in-class security within the company's product and technology services.Expert's fields of work included: Corporate IT IT and Infrastructure DevOps: Budgeting across AWS, Azure and GCP for complete global Infrastructure, DevSecOps Expert led Cyber Security Cyber Defense, SoC, Enterprise Risk, Compliance, and Cyber Assurance. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2020 to 2022 | Employer: PayU | Title: CISO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert led Corporate IT and Cyber Security teams overseeing all PayU India locations.During this time, Expert delivered 25+ Large Corporate IT and cyber security programs with a 98% success rate. He built cross-functional enterprise-wide data protection strategy giving 90% data visibility. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to 2020 | Employer: GE India R&D | Title: CISO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert led 14+ portfolios for 9 GE businesses -- GE Global Research, GE Aviation, Transportation/WabTec, BHGE, Power, Renewable Energy, GGO, Corporate, and GE Digital -- covering 6,000+ employees. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2013 | Employer: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group | Title: Assistant Vice President | Department: Information Security |
Responsibilities:Expert led highly confidential and sensitive core banking corporate security projects across the country. His work spanned 9 locations and over 30 bank branches for all divisions of RBS comprising 10,000+ employees. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2011 | Employer: Target Corporation | Title: Associate Technical Architect - Information Security | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert led risk assessments teams for Third-Party Security, PCI (Payment Card Industry), DSS (decision support systems), and GLBA (compliance with financial modernization legality.Expert's roles included Governance and Compliance Assessment: FISAP and Regulators (OCC and FDIC) |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2009 | Employer: IBM | Title: Team Leader (Security Specialist) | Department: |
Responsibilities:Led teams of 16 people and 5 projects of Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, IT Advisory Services, infrastructure protection, and web content filtering.Black/white box penetration testing (OSSTMM and OWASP). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Accenture | Title: System Analyst | Department: |
Responsibilities:Established multitier architecture of antivirus management for 5,000+ desktops and servers. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| ISC2, ISACA, NASSCOM, Cloud Security Alliance |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH, |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Native |
| Hindi | Native |
Fields of Expertise
cyber defense, cyber security, information security, Effective Leadership Skills, corporate leadership, information technology, information technology management, information technologies, IT services, business management, business startup, startup, startup business coach, Mobile App, Mobile Application, agritech, cleantech, venture, venture capital, venture capital support, hospitality industry, next generation internet, next generation technology